Brigid Mae Power is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician.[1]
Early life
Power was born in London, England to Irish parents. Her family relocated to Ireland when she was eleven years old,[2][3] where she learned to play the button accordion before starting to sing and play piano as a teen.[4][5]
Career
Power began releasing music under the name "Brigid Power-Ryce" in 2010 when her debut EP, You Are Here, was released by the independent label Rusted Rail.[6] This was followed by two self-released EPs, Ode to an Embryo in 2011 and Eee Tuts in 2013. Her live album, I Told You The Truth, recorded in St. Nicholas Collegiate Church in Galway, was released in 2014 by the label Abandon Reason. In a review of the album, The Irish Times wrote: "the setting gives her haunting vocals a spiritual resonance".[7]
After meeting American musician Peter Broderick at a gig, Power travelled to Broderick's Studio in Portland, Oregon in 2015 to record her debut studio album.[8] After finishing the album's production, she received a two-album deal from American label Tompkins Square Records.[9]
Power's self-titled debut album, Brigid Mae Power, was released in 2016 and was a critical success, receiving positive reviews from Pitchfork,[10]Record Collector,[11] and The Guardian.[12]
In an interview with Uncut, Power stated that the album was inspired by her experiences as a single mother.[13]
She promoted the album with a tour of the UK and Japan.[14]
Power's second studio album, The Two Worlds, was released in 2018.[15] The album was met with widespread critical acclaim from the music press, with Pitchfork writing: "The Two Worlds is Power's most ambitious and her most introspective".[16] The album received 4-star reviews from Uncut,[17]The Guardian[18] and Record Collector.[19]The Line of Best Fit also wrote: "Stately, solemn, slow-burning and seriously beautiful, most of The Two Worlds isn't far removed from its predecessor's intimate templates".[20]
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